A Tale of Two Empires: What Christmas is about
Glynn Cardy 25th December 2021 The story of the birth of Jesus is deeply embedded in western culture. The story takes images from the gospels
What does an Angel look like?
Glynn Cardy 19th December 2021William Bausch tells a story of a 12-year-old boy (Bob) and a 95-year-old lady (Mrs. Hildebrand). Bob did little chores to
First Christmas: a letter to our young dog
Glynn Cardy, 12th December 2021 Dear Finn, As an 8-month-old puppy, you are about to experience your first Christmas. You will notice things that are
Some Thoughts on Success
Glynn Cardy 5/12/2021 Today is a day for whakawhetai – thanksgiving – gratitude. Particularly those of us who are able, on this day we give
Hope
Advent Sunday 2021 Glynn Cardy Today, the first day of the Christian year, we wait in anticipation. Not so much for the celebrations around a
Rule with Justice
Fa’amanu Akeripa, 21 November 2021 I imagine that our journey to this point has been somewhat an unusual experience. I reflect in the two years
Faith and Beauty
Glynn Cardy 14th November 2021 Some moments are beautiful. They reach out and touch us, break pleasure upon us, put a smile in our body.
Doing it Differently: Dreams and Schemes of Resistance
Glynn Cardy, 7th November 2021Aotearoa in the second half of the 19th century was a place of war. Much land was taken from Māoriby new
Seek Love First
Fa’amanu Akeripa, 31 October 2021 The ability to give love knowing that your children had no food, I feel that Mother Teresa inthis experience was
In the Half-Heard Stillness
Glynn Cardy 24th October 2021The book of Job does not pretend to be history. Job, the character, didn’t literally exist. Rather it is a literary
